Monday, 18 April 2022
Proof I’m out of practice in taking computational photos…. Beyond being Out Of Focus, it’s busy and not particularly interesting. However, it’s probably slightly better than a cart of weeds and sticks, which I was contemplating using (and neglected to take).
Sunday, 17 April 2022
I decided today to propose a Green Ratio—an index of how spring-y or autumnal the season is. Today’s GR is high, but not yet 100. Or whatever fits the high end of the scale, or full summer green. Note that the shade of green is still springy, although the leaves are dense enough to make significant shade.
Saturday, 16 April 2022
About five hours of rain overnight, sometimes rather hard, brought down these petals, creating a localized carpet. I also found some branchlets of mistletoe (it’s brittle).
Fringetree in full bloom. The petals do hang down, but the rain has made them more vertical than normal.
Another floor is underway on the BeltLine apartment project. Also note that the tops of the high rises are obscured by a cloud layer.
Apologies for the simplistic reporting and wordage; not sure why I’m more lethargic than normal.
Friday, 15 April 2022
So all day yesterday I cycled between knowing it was Thursday and thinking it was Friday. Discombobulating.
Today, I knew it was Friday and didn’t cycle.
Still, I sneezed a big huge sneeze several times. Pollen. A different kind of destabiliz-ment.
Thursday, 14 April 2022
This partly hidden is a flower spike. Perhaps of a yucca…in any case, a pointy leaved plant.
This “hidden” is trickier to spot. Look for four verticle temporary electric connections…for a commercial building project.
We spotted this during a blue-tinted moment on our quick trip to a mall. We’ve gone to a mall (only!) twice since the Descent of Covid, and both times have been Apple missions. Recent b-day dude Mr. Ohio now has a new, fancy, powerful laptop, with a gorgeous screen and four (!!!!) terabytes of storage. Movies, music, video clips? The sky’s the limit!
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
I propose marking the progression of spring in increments of when the blooms of a particular species open. Wait: too complicated, too location specific, and too prone to user error [as in: too many people can’t recognize the various flowers].
Monday, 11 April 2022
Repeated patterns can be mesmerizing. Especially if blue or purple colors are involved IMHO.
Sunday, 10 April 2022
These are the peaks east of Sams Gap, which the Interstate crosses north-south, and the AT crosses east-west. And it’s the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina.
Geography lesson over.
Fortunately for us, the white stuff was at higher elevations than the road.
Friday, 8 April 2022
This is a city hall, although I find the architectural philosophy matching ever so many county courthouses. Including the cannon. Unusual to be painted silver an to have a chunk of 2×6 blocking the barrel.
I confess I had to look up the USS Maine, as my recollection was too foggy. Ah, the Maine sank in Havana’s harbor, and at the time officials said it had been by a mine, but now it’s thought to be from an internal explosion. Anyway, that kicked off a whole war. Yikes.
Snow report: we saw flakes; we saw sleet; we saw fleeting sunshine. Mostly we drove through rain. And here’s a large rotten snow pile with some fresher frosting…the overall report is rain and melting.
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
This is not charming, although I do find it interesting, mostly, I guess, in the lineup of blue trashcans and the double row of meters. And, then there’re the liberated cables and wires. I’m rather glad I don’t have an apartment in this complex, I must admit.